[Sorry for the 2 week delay, A dropped tea all over her laptop and then almost to ensure its total death, applied a hairdryer to the keys. The insurance company has finally replaced it, which means we are back to blogging and will resume our normal service 🙂 ] We don’t know about you, but … Continue reading
Yes it’s definitely autumn here in London. Blustery (love that word), rainy, chilly and damp. As ever in London, it seems autumn always creeps up on us – one moment we’re in jersey tops and jeans…and then we’re in jackets and jersey tops and jeans and our shoes are never quite dry. Crazy. And honestly, … Continue reading
We love being unintentionally trendy. So Tara recently had her wisdom teeth out which means she couldn’t really chew. Now, as wonderful as an Ice Cream – Mashed Potato – Custard – Soup Diet is, at some point you’ve got to work in a fruit or vegetable if only to stave off the Grumpy Sugar … Continue reading
This is going to be a short post this week dear Readers, only because we’ve been battling (what it feels like) every illness going! So unfortunately this means that our diet has been even more bland and uninteresting. However, if you too are feeling ill, you might want to try our mashed potato soup – … Continue reading
Gratin dauphinois is such a crowd pleaser. Who doesn’t love sliced potatoes cooked in a creamy sauce and covered in cheese? The dish made very regular visits to our family table whether for a special occasion or for Sunday lunch and so, this is our example of a nostalgic, comforting dish, just like mac and … Continue reading
This is a total revelation (to us). We’re regular porridge eaters and we’ve used all sorts of grains – porridge oats, jumbo oats, steel cut oats, barley flakes, quinoa, rice (technically kheer), broken rice (technically firni) – but for some reason, never bulgur wheat. Bulgur wheat was usually reserved for jareesh or other savoury dishes … Continue reading
Sometimes life can get a little hectic. We fill up our days with lots of activities and errands, fun things and quite a lot of not so fun things. We cook, we clean, we work, we shop, we fix, we organise, we collect, we travel, we socialise. We’re trained to be as productive as possible … Continue reading
January normally makes you want to retreat into your shell. You’ve eaten too much, you’ve certainly drunk too much and you’ve spent too much money. You’ve stayed up too late watching boxsets and you haven’t exercised. So in January, you vow to do the opposite. No chocolate for me, you say, I’m supposed to be … Continue reading
We’re pretty lucky to have come from a multi-cultural/multi-religious family and growing up, we celebrated Diwali, Christmas and Eid. (Lots of presents and LOTS of food. And very often, not having to go to school on these days!) Every (other) Eid, our mother used to make a huge pot of seviyan in the morning – … Continue reading
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